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The Second Coming

Throughout Christian history, interpretations of the Second Coming have varied widely, but the popular modern idea of a sudden dramatic coming preceded by a “rapture” event is actually a recent development, and not rooted in the Bible. Far older and more consistent with both Scripture and Christian traditions is the view that the Second Coming represents a gradual awakening of Christ’s life within humanity. Rather than expecting a sudden removal of believers or a single cataclysmic event, this view understands the Kingdom of God as unfolding progressively through history, transforming individuals and societies from within. This perspective aligns with Jesus’ own parables, the teachings of the Christian prophet Edgar Cayce, and the testimony of countless near-death experiences that describe a collective spiritual maturation rather than a dramatic escape. This gradual, transformative expectation was also the dominant view of the early Church. For the first 1,800 years of Christian histor...
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How to Cure Alpha Gal Syndrome

Nearly half a million Americans (as of 2025) are now afflicted with Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS) which causes an allergic reaction to mammal meat and dairy products, with symptoms like hives, nausea, breathing difficulties, or anaphylaxis appearing hours after consumption.  It can also be triggered by products derived from mammals (dairy, glycerin, gelatin, etc.) that are contained in household products such as toothpaste, soaps, and even medicines.  Most doctors have never heard of AGS, and of those who have, virtually none offer any kind of cure - their only recommendation being to avoid mammal meat and their derivatives in your diet and on your skin, although people's reactions and sensitivity does vary widely.  Some people can go into anaphylaxis from the mere smell of burgers being cooked. AGS starts when a lone star tick (among some others) bites and injects alpha-gal into the skin, prompting the immune system to produce IgE antibodies against it.  However, we now ...
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The Creation Story

With the help of advanced AI, combined with my own research regarding translations of the Bible and other narratives, I have compiled a synthesized creation story which integrates the various creation stories from around the world, of which there are many, and the striking commonalities they all share.  I use citations primarily from the Septuagint, as that is the oldest version of the Bible's Old Testament that we have today and its accuracy has been confirmed by the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient versions we have discovered.  The Septuagint is also the version used by Jesus most often, when citing the Old Testament. In the beginning, before time as we know it, lay the Primordial Chaos , almost universally envisioned as vast, dark, Formless Waters or a Void . This state is explicitly described in Genesis (LXX Gen 1:2 – "invisible and unformed," "darkness over the deep [Tehom]"), directly mirroring the boundless waters of Nun in Egyptian cosmology from whic...
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The Importance of Jury Nullification

I was called to jury duty along with about 45 other people to form a jury of 14 people - 12 jurors and 2 alternate jurors.  The experience reminded me of the importance of understanding our history and our Constitutional rights.  This was a felony criminal case, so the defendant faced substantial punishment, and that person is depending on their fellow citizens to do their civic duty and find not only the truth, but justice .  As you will see, those two are not necessarily one and the same.  It is critically important for us, as citizens, to take jury duty seriously and understand what is being asked of us.  Unfortunately, the judge and the attorneys, during the jury questioning process, not only failed to explain those rights, but they go out of their way to imply that as a juror, you "can only follow the law" in deciding the case.  There were many questions of potential jurors from the attorneys asking "can you follow the law as the judge explains it" and...
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Has Jesus Already Returned?

The idea that Jesus has already returned and that the New Heaven and New Earth were established in AD 70 is rooted in the belief that many of the prophecies in the Bible, particularly those found in Daniel, Revelation, and the teachings of Jesus Himself, were fulfilled in the first century AD. The events described in these prophecies unfolded during a 40-year period between AD 26 and AD 66, culminating in the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70 by the Romans, marking the end of the Old Covenant world and the beginning of a new spiritual reality. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus made it clear that His return and the fulfillment of prophecies would happen within the lifetime of His contemporaries. For example, in Matthew 16:28, He says, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." Similar statements are found in Luke 9:27 and Mark 9:1, emphasizing that some people alive duri...
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Eschatology and the Future of Mankind

When it comes to eschatology or "the doctrine of the last things" the Bible is intentionally cryptic.  In fact, when Daniel asked about this "My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?” He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the end time." ( Daniel 12:8-9)   There are, in fact many views as to what the future on Earth holds, most with convincing and valid points and scripture can be found to confirm those views, but the Bible itself tells us that this information is "sealed up" so beware of those who are certain of how the future of Earth will play out. Preterists believe that nearly all of the events of Daniel and Revelation and the future events that Jesus spoke of have already occurred on Earth during the first century, primarily during a 40-year exodus period from 26-66 AD culminating in the destruction of the temple in 70 AD by the Romans.  After all, Jesus says in Matthew 24:34 during his Olivet Disco...
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Our California Experience

We just left California after living there for a month, traveling around the state from Fortuna to Lodi to Kingsburg to Santa Clarita. We enjoyed seeing the sites such as the Redwoods, Sequoias, Lake Tahoe, vast vineyards and fruit orchards, the beaches, as well as more populous places like San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Disneyland, etc. I wanted to try to understand how Californians have allowed the state to collapse to the degree that it has. Even while deliberately avoiding the worst areas, we still saw rampant homelessness throughout the state from the north to the south.  There is litter nearly everywhere, and a general undercurrent of crime, with frequent graffiti, bars on windows, and more. The tourist parking lots of San Franciso were littered in broken glass from cars being broken into. This seems like the inevitable result of failure to prosecute criminals, which is the worst in the largest cities. I can understand why their police decline to put their lives ...
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